Category: Country Side

Linda Ronstadt: “I’m afraid of suffering, but I’m not afraid of dying” February 2, 2019 – “CBS Sunday Morning,” interviewed Ronstadt about her career, Parkinson’s and death. We will have a link to the interview in the description of this video. Ronstadt is 72 and she’s sold over 100 million […]

January 24, 2019 – Don Felder Open To Eagles Reunion – Talks New Album with Slash, Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Chad Smith His new album will be called “American Rock ‘n’ Roll’ and the former Eagles guitarist seems pretty pumped for his third studio album – his last was “Road […]

Steve Ripley of the Tractors Dead at 69 He was an amazing man – a vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, producer, radio host and inventor. He just turned 69 on January 1st. He died at his home in Pawnee, Oklahoma. He had been suffering from cancer. He lead the multi platinum band […]

Wrecking Crew Bassist Joe Osborn, Dead at 81 Though unknown by name to most of the general public Osborn helped shape the sound of Rock and Roll. You have heard him on many records from Simon & Garfunkel and the Mamas & the Papas. He was part of a unique […]

On this one we pay tribute to the late Roy Clark who passed today Nov. 15, 2018. Here is our TOP 10 based on old chart position and current play on Spotify. The tunes include, Yesterday When I Was Young, Thank God and Greyhound, Come Live With Me, If I […]

A legend in Country music has passed. Roy Clark was 85-years-old. Clark was a mainstay in the genre and on television in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Country Superstar Roy Clark Dead at 85 I was a rocker in the seventies but I loved Roy Clark. Just watching him on […]

6 – How Jim Messina Created That Loggins & Messina Team As we talked about in our last video Loggins and Messina was created at a time when Jim Messina wanted to retreat from a life on the road in a band but circumstances presented themselves in a different direction […]

INTERVIEW CLIP #5 – Why Jim Messina Chose Kenny Loggins Over Dan Fogelberg This story is a perfect example of maybe you want something, maybe you’re sure that’s the thing to do but just maybe you don’t have the best choice is out of sight and perhaps just around the […]

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INTERVIEW #3 : Jim Messina – How they Built The Band Poco Jim Messina formed Poco with fellow Buffalo Springfield bandmate Richie Furay and Rusty Young, who guested on the last Springfield album. The band was a clear answer to the growing influence of Country/Rock. I asked Jim Messina about […]